Morning journal and courier., 1887-07-12
ROBBED OF THE GAME.

The New Haven-WaterburyG Game at Waterbury Yesterday an Absolute
 Faree-A Substitute Umpire the Means
 of It-TaylOr is FIned-Danbury De. feated by Hartford.
 The New Ravens played at Waterbury yes- terday and were defeated, 21 to 5. The game was farce. Taylor was pitching, but Jockey Manville, substitute umpire, would not call strike at all. The Waterburys made four runs in the first inning on one base hit. Men were thrown out at first base, but the umbire would not call them out, and about the only way the New Ravens could get the Waterburys out was on flies. Man ager Kelly at once told his men to get out as quickly as possible so that they could catch early train for home, as they had not liv- ing show of winning the game with such umpire. No matter where the balls came when pitched to the New Ravens they were called strikes, and they therefore hit at any thing that came along. Phalon, who had never pitched before, was put into the box right after the game was begun, as Manager Kelly saw how matters stood. Taylor went behind the bat and Murphy to first. The umpire fined Taylor $50, nobody could tell what for. Once when a strike was called on a Waterbury player Taylor took off his mask and doffed his cap to the umpire saying, 'fThank you."
 In regard to Taylor's fine Manager Kelly says that he will not pay it, neither will he pay the fine imposed on Captain Halpin by Begley, as they were both unwarranted. He will drop out of the league rather than pay them. He says that being an ex-umpire the other umpires seem to think, because they know he will say nothing against their um- piring, that they can give all the decisions they like against the New Ravens. But things have got to that pass where he has got to say something, and he is going to do it, too. This is certainly @ move in the right direction, and those who have sat. patiently by and seen the team always get the worst of the umpiring will appreciate this action of Manager Kelly in standing up for his rights.
 Joe Battin smiled yesterday, so did Mana ger Fogg and so did all his players. They had reason for it. The fact undoubtedly is the matter of giving the New Ravens such dose of umpiring was all pre-arranged by Battin. Taylor has not lost game yet in this league, and Battin was determined that this one he should lose and so selected this man purposely, posting him as to what to do. And it is pretty well understood here that the calling down of the coachers here a few days ago was all arranged beforehand by Battin and Umpire Begley. No blame can be laid on Secretary Minor for assigning Begley to the Waterburys, for Begley is from that place and so is Minor, and the latter of course wants Waterbury to win. But has Minor ever stopped to think that his arbi- trary actions are killing the league?
 Far better would it be that the Eastern league ..were dead; the game of base ball would never be so disgraced as it was yes terday, and the people be not swindled in such barefaced manner. The crowd hissed and hissed the umpiring, for it was terrible. Captain Halpin said last night that the um- pire question had got to be 'tchestnut," but the umpiring by the ''joekey' beat any thing he ever saw. He tried to apologize after the game to Taylor, at the hotel for his umpiring, but Taylor would accept no apology. Flynn played third base poorly